Dôwr — H1755

H1755 · Hebrew — דור

Pronunciation: dore

Other spellings: dôr דֹּר

Definition

masculine noun

properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

  1. period, generation, habitation, dwelling
    1. period, age, generation (period of time)
    2. generation (those living during a period)
    3. generation (characterised by quality, condition, class of men)
    4. dwelling-place, habitation

Usually translated as

generation, age, never, posterity, evermore, ever

Origin

or (shortened) dôr; from H1752

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Dôwr occurs 165 times in 126 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Exodus (17), Leviticus (14), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (10), Joshua (2), Judges (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Esther (1), Job (2), Psalms (36), Proverbs (5), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (1), Joel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — D